With regular intercourse, you have a 50/50 chance of conceiving a boy or girl obviously, but what if you could increase those odds and influence the gender of your baby? Would you want to do it?
There’s a lot of information out there that suggests diet, body chemistry, and timing can determine the sex of your baby, and there is some truth to it.
Many parents will swear by gender selection through a variety of at-home methods.
But reproductive experts will tell you there is no foolproof method for conceiving a boy or girl at home, but you might be able to sway the odds in your favor.
With that being said the Shettles Method worked for us. Not once but three times!
Timing sex around ovulation is the most well-known natural gender swaying method for choosing the sex of your child and this is known as the Shettles Method.
The Shettles method is very popular and was developed in the sixties by Dr. Landrum Shettles, MD, Ph.D.
He had the idea that timing intercourse to a woman’s cycle and assuming certain sexual positions can influence gender. He Was Right.
Dr. Shettles believed that the X sperm that creates a girl were slow swimmers but survived longer, while the Y sperm that creates a boy were faster swimmers but had lower stamina.
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He believed conceiving a girl was done by having sex a few days before ovulation, and conceiving a boy was done by having sex the day of or after ovulation.
Dr. Shettles shows that the environment affects the survival of sperm too.
The female sperm survive better in acidic environments whereas male-producing sperm perform better in a high alkaline environment.
Women’s secretions are most alkaline as ovulation approaches and become more acidic further away.
Dr. Shettles felt that the timing of intercourse was the most crucial part of determining gender selection. Intercourse that occurs near ovulation, more times than not, will produce a male offspring.
Amazing Right?
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Shettles Method: To Have a Girl
( To use this method you’ll need an ovulation kit )
To have a girl, time your intercourse during the transitional days, two to three days before ovulation.
The Shettles method suggests that the woman should avoid having an orgasm and shoot for shallow penetration, furthest from the cervix.
A missionary position or some variation that allows for a shallow penetration is recommended.
Male sperm will have a more difficult time making the journey to the cervix and this favors the slower, more resilient “female sperm”
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Shettles Method: To Have a Boy
If you’re wanting to conceive a boy it’s important you know your ovulation cycle and have intercourse as close to ovulation as possible and with deep penetration.
The idea is that since the Male Y sperm is faster it’ll get there first and fertilize the egg.
To improve your chances of a boy you’ll want to refrain from having intercourse for 5 days prior to ovulation and have intercourse just before and at the time of ovulation.
This timing is thought to be the most crucial part of gender selection. You should choose a position that allows for deep penetration such as “doggy style” so the sperm will be deposited closer to the cervix.
The “boy sperm” will have less distance to travel and is more likely to survive.
When you are trying to conceive men should avoid wearing tight clothes. Although heat can kill both types of sperm, it kills off the smaller “boy sperm” faster.
Women should have an orgasm which increases the alkaline in the vagina and creates an ideal environment for conceiving a boy.
If possible, the male should try to have an orgasm right before or at the same time.
Dr. Shettles claims an overall 75 percent success rate when using his method for choosing gender.
So if you want to have a boy or want a girl you should try the Shettles Method!
In The End….
The Shettles Method is a fun and easy way to try to sway the gender of your baby.
Like I said before, The Shettles Method Worked For us not once but every time we got pregnant. So it is absolutely worth a try.
Good Luck and I’ll be sending baby dust your way…
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